The swirl of refunds and revelations marked a messy moment in the crowded, high-dollar fundraising race ahead of the Nov. 7 election.
Matt Sledge / Staff writer
Matt Sledge is the City Hall reporter for the Houston Landing. Before that, he worked in the same role for the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and as a national reporter for HuffPost. He’s excited to take detours to the Best Stop Supermarket for pepper jack boudin balls on return trips to Louisiana. A native of Indianapolis, he graduated from Brown University.
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Lee’s first campaign finance report lists illegal contributions, donation from dead woman
Sheila Jackson Lee’s mayoral campaign collected contributions that exceed Houston’s limits, and erroneously reported a donation from a dead woman.
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Heat, broken air conditioning drive seasonal surge in calls to Houston’s 311 system
Tenant advocates say heat wave should serve as a call to action for City Hall to expand apartment inspections in hopes of preventing problems.
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Houston activists present signatures for referendum to remake Houston-Galveston Area Council
Campaigners want to put a referendum on the ballot to force Houston to renegotiate H-GAC’s voting structure or quit the council.
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Houston files lawsuit against ‘death star’ law, setting up legal battle with state
The lawsuit filed in Travis County sets up a confrontation with Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Legislature for the bill that was signed into law last month
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Chemical Safety Board faults Watson Grinding in deadly 2020 Houston explosion
A federal investigation found that a lack of safety protocols at Watson Grinding led to the massive explosion that killed three people and damaged hundreds of nearby homes in January 2020.
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Texas ‘Death Star’ law blocks cities, counties from passing regulations. Impacts are unclear
City and county officials across Texas say vague language in the preemption law and a reliance on citizen lawsuits for enforcement make its impact unclear.
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Mayoral candidate MJ Khan again facing questions over whether he lives in Houston
For the third time in his political career, former city councilman and current mayoral candidate MJ Khan is questioned over his Houston residency.
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As housing costs rise, Houston offers options but developers resist driveway changes
Houston hopes to fill the missing middle by offering more options for affordable housing, but is running into resistance from developers over ‘front loader’ homes.
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Houston City Council passes Sylvester Turner’s final, $6.2 billion budget
City Council approves $6.2 billion budget allowing Mayor Sylvester Turner to boast that he left the city on solid financial footing.